Meet Jill

Jill Bolte Taylor

brain scientist
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while getting ready for work one morning, a blood vessel in her brain exploded
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she was having a stroke
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she was now studying her own brain



drjilltaylor.com

hoo hoo

In honor of this weekend's International Festival of Owls,

here are some lovely owl-inspired items:

print by marisol spoon

bookmarks by Owl Post Press

bracelet by Bethany's Blossoms

clarity

Life is a puzzle.

Often times, we don't know how the pieces fit.

But given time, they always do.

And happily, we finally see the picture.

photo by Daniel

Meet Winter

Winter the dolphin

when she was 3 months old, she got tangled in a crab trap lineher injuries were so severe, her tail was amputated

she now wears a prosthetic fin,inspiring kids of all ages




seewinter.com

ideal

What's your {happyland}?

Aside from Disneyland, mine would be on a beach somewhere in Hawaii. I've never been to Hawaii. But I've always dreamed of moving to the Rainbow State - of living by the water; of basking in the sun.

photos by susannah [unraveling]

eternal

Only statues fear change.

Frozen

set

they easily break.

Better to be

like the ocean

or the breeze

always changing

neverending.

photos by ambrose munday

and Melissa D. Graf

Meet Rania

Rania Al Abdullah

wife

mother of four

Queen of Jordan

Co-chair of 1 Goal

a global initiative to provide 'education for all'

join1goal.org

queenrania.jo